Friday, February 17
University Park, Pa.
2 p.m.
West Virginia University
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Penn State Tune Up
WVU Closes Regular Season at Penn State
February 16, 2023 02:05 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University track and field team wraps up the 2022-23 indoor season on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State University at the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Friday's action begins at 2 p.m. ET, with field and running events. Live results can be found at wvusports.com.
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Friday marks the fourth time WVU has competed at Penn State this season, with the last meet being the Sykes & Sabock Challenge on Feb. 4. The 2023-23 indoor track and field season is the first indoor season in over 10 years that West Virginia has competed in four different meets at Penn State.
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The Mountaineers last competed at the BU Valentine and the Marshall Invite on Feb. 10 and 11. Sophomore Cassandra Williamson ran the 800-meter in Boston, setting the second-best time in program history with a mark of 2:06.00. Senior Sada Wright earned second-place on WVU's all-time weight throw list at the Marshall Invite with a throw of 17.83 meters.
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In all, 16 schools are sending athletes to compete in the event, including Mid-Atlantic Region foe Penn State.
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Friday's field events include shot put, long jump, pole vault, weight throw, triple jump and high jump. On the track, runners will compete in the mile, 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter sprint, 600-meter run, 400-meter sprint, 800-meter run, 200-meter sprint, distance medley relay, 3,000-meter run and 4x400 relay.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Friday's action begins at 2 p.m. ET, with field and running events. Live results can be found at wvusports.com.
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Friday marks the fourth time WVU has competed at Penn State this season, with the last meet being the Sykes & Sabock Challenge on Feb. 4. The 2023-23 indoor track and field season is the first indoor season in over 10 years that West Virginia has competed in four different meets at Penn State.
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The Mountaineers last competed at the BU Valentine and the Marshall Invite on Feb. 10 and 11. Sophomore Cassandra Williamson ran the 800-meter in Boston, setting the second-best time in program history with a mark of 2:06.00. Senior Sada Wright earned second-place on WVU's all-time weight throw list at the Marshall Invite with a throw of 17.83 meters.
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In all, 16 schools are sending athletes to compete in the event, including Mid-Atlantic Region foe Penn State.
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Friday's field events include shot put, long jump, pole vault, weight throw, triple jump and high jump. On the track, runners will compete in the mile, 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter sprint, 600-meter run, 400-meter sprint, 800-meter run, 200-meter sprint, distance medley relay, 3,000-meter run and 4x400 relay.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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